The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-24
DEVELOPMENT In DIXIE.
FULLY 5000 ENTERPRISES ORGAN
lied THIS YEAR.


Thirteen States Included in the Terri
tory in Which the Investments Have
Been Made-Figures Which Show
the Representation of Each Industry
in the Total-The Record by States.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Dec. 23.-The
TYddesnan of this city has prepared tab
ular statement for the purpose of showing
the progress of industrial development dur
ing 1887 in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The
Trodcsmdn appends to the statement note
70 the effect that although many of the
manufacturing companies therein enumer-
ated as organized during the
year did not, in fact erect
buildings and begin work, and may not do
so before the close of another year, the ex-
hibit is interesting as showing the pre-
valent tender cy throughout the South TO
engage in industrial pursuits.
LIST OF THE ENTERPRISES.
The most important enterprises enumer-
ated in the statement in the total number
of such enterprises in the thirteen States
named are as follows: Agricultural imple-
ment factories %, breweries 5, bridge works
8, car works q, cotton and wooden mills 147,
electric light works 9S -four and grist mills
III foundries and machine shops 1S4, blast
furnaces %, gas companies 81, glass works
IL, ice factories 80, mines and quarries 504,
natural gas companies 1l5, oil mills As, pipe
works 4, potteries ~, railroad companies
292, rolling mills %, stamp mills and smelt
ers 43, steel plants 10, street railways l52,
water works 1856, wood working establish
ments $40, miscellaneous S04
SHOWN UP BY STATES.
The organizations by States shows up as
follows:
Alabama-Seven agricultural implement
works, bridge works, car works, IS cot
ton and woolen mills, Al foundries and
machine shops SO blast furnaces, As mining
quarTying companies II natural gas COM
panies, pipe works, Al railroad companies,
10 electric light works, 104 woodworking
establishments and 152 miscellaneous indus
tries.
Arkansas-Four car works, Z cotton and
wooden mills, 2 blast furnaces, 50 mines and
quarries, 40 railroad companies, and IS
stamp mills and smelters. In the last named
branch, Arkansas also takes first place.
Florida-Nine tobacco factories, cotton
and wooden mills, 81 railroad companies, IL
water works, AZ wood working establish
ments.
Georgia-Seven agricultural implement
works, "a cotton and wooden mills, 10 blast
furnace companies, 2 glass works, 6S mines
and quarries, 80 r. ilroads % street railways,
and 90 wood working establishments.
Neutrality-suspicious. cotton and wooden mills,
4 blast furnaces, 35 mines and quarries, "a
natural gas companies, tool works, 9 water
works, ~ wood working establishments.
Louisiana-3 cotton and wooden mills, |
blast furnace, 9 mines and quarries, 6 oil
mills, 8 diStilleries, potteries, 8 rice mills,
5 sugar mills and 25 wood working estab-
lishments.
Mississippi-3 cotton and wooden mills,
blast furnace, mines and quarries, 8 rail
roads, Is wood working establishments and
a miscellaneous.
North Carolina-Twelve carriage and
wagon works, % cigar and tobacco facto-
J'ies, % cotton and wooden mills Nhe State
leading in this branch, 81 flour and grist
mills, 13 ice factories, 80 mines and quarries,
IS railroads, 3 street railways and 81 wood
working establishments.
South Carolina-Twenty-one cotton and
wooden mills, 10 mines and quarries s water
works, rice mill, 8 railroads, and IA wood
working establishments.
Tennessee-Seven agricultural implement
factories, 5 barrel factories, car works, s
carriage and wagon works, IL cotton and
wooden mills, Is electric light works, 16
-four and grist mills, So foundries and
machine shops, IA blast furnace companies,
10 gas companies, II glass works, the great
est number in any Southern State, 16 ice
factories, SIS mines and quarries, Tennessee
leads the south in this branch of industry,
81 natural gas ana oil companies, 4 oil mills.
5 pottel1es, 81 railroad companies, rolling
mill, ? steel plants, 80 steel railways, tool
works, Is water works, 101 wood working
establishments and ia miscellaneous.
Texas-Three car works, 2 car wheel
works, 10 cotton and wooden mills, 20 cleo
trio light works, 81 -four and grist mills
Texas leading the South in this branch,) 20
foundries and machine shops, II ice facto-
ries, fl mines and quarries, 8 natural gas
companies, oil mills, 81 railroads, II street
railways, 90 water works and q wood
working establishments.
Virginia-10 cigar and tobacco factories,
cotton and wooden mills II electric light
works, IS -four and grist mills, 6 blast fur
naces, 10 gas companies, 9 potterie +, "A rail
roads, rolling mills, 2 steel plants, street
railways, IL water works and % woodwork
ing establishments.
West Virginia. car works, cotton and
wooden mills, 2 blast furnaces, glass works,
"a mines and quarries, 2 pipe works, 5 pot
teries, II railroads, = steel plants and 20
wood working establishments.
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